Allsvenskan 2018
AIK - IF Elfsborg (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-08-12 at 17:30
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 13,537
AIK faced IF Elfsborg at the National Arena in Allsvenskan on Sunday, August 12, in front of a crowd of 13,537 spectators. The referee for the match was Martin Strömbergsson, assisted by Daniel Gustavsson and Joakim Amri Nilsson.
The match was evenly contested from start to finish, with a number of tough tackles and cautions. IF Elfsborg received two yellow cards during the match, one to Frederik Holst in the 36th minute and another to Samuel Holmén in the 54th minute.
In the 58th minute, the moment that all the fans had been waiting for happened. AIK scored and took the lead 1-0. The goal for AIK was scored by Henok Goitom with an assist from Tarik Elyounoussi.
IF Elfsborg desperately tried to equalize for the remainder of the match, but AIK held firm and managed to maintain their lead. Simon Lundevall received a yellow card in the 60th minute and was substituted for Jesper Karlsson in the 62nd minute. IF Elfsborg made two substitutions in the 80th minute, with Rami Kaib replacing Jesper Manns and Viktor Prodell replacing Stefan Ishizaki.
AIK also made two substitutions in the 80th minute, with Nicolas Stefanelli coming on for Tarik Elyounoussi and Haukur Hauksson replacing Heradi Rashidi. In the final minutes of the match, AIK made one last change when Denni Avdic came on for Sebastian Larsson.
The match ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of AIK, and the home fans at the National Arena celebrated the victory. AIK demonstrated solid defensive play and managed to hold off Elfsborg's desperate attempts to equalize.
GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)